Readings of the day

Mass readings

1. First reading Ephesians 4:1-7, 11-13

   ¹I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to walk worthily of the calling with which you were called, ²with all lowliness and humility, with patience, bearing with one another in love, ³being eager to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. ⁴There is one body and one Spirit, even as you also were called in one hope of your calling, ⁵one Lord, one faith, one baptism, ⁶one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in us all. ⁷But to each one of us, the grace was given according to the measure of the gift of Christ. ¹¹He gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, shepherds and teachers; ¹²for the perfecting of the saints, to the work of serving, to the building up of the body of Christ, ¹³until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a full grown man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ,

   WEB-C · World English Bible (Catholic). Public Domain. Source: eBible.org. Read in context: Ephesians 4:1-7, 11-13

2. Responsorial Psalm Psalms 19:2-3, 4-5

   ¹For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. The heavens declare the glory of God. The expanse shows his handiwork. ²Day after day they pour out speech, and night after night they display knowledge. ³There is no speech nor language where their voice is not heard. ⁴Their voice has gone out through all the earth, their words to the end of the world. In them he has set a tent for the sun,

   WEB-C · World English Bible (Catholic). Public Domain. Source: eBible.org. Read in context: Psalms 19:2-3, 4-5

3. Gospel Matthew 9:9-13

   ⁹As Jesus passed by from there, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax collection office. He said to him, “Follow me.” He got up and followed him. ¹⁰As he sat in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with Jesus and his disciples. ¹¹When the Pharisees saw it, they said to his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?” ¹²When Jesus heard it, he said to them, “Those who are healthy have no need for a physician, but those who are sick do. ¹³But you go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,’ for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”

   WEB-C · World English Bible (Catholic). Public Domain. Source: eBible.org. Read in context: Matthew 9:9-13